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( TARGET AUDIENCES: This project provided informal education and outreach to child care professionals including child care providers, directors, administrators, facility managers, and childcare owners on the topics of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and green cleaning. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr ( hbbd`b`rgb`cb`L&?.L30 @ ( ( ( ( ( ( The third module covers using greener cleaning practices in a childcare setting and will be available soon. ( ( Safer pest control practices to help assure the indoor environment for children is safe using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are explored in this lesson. ( Elisabeth Maring is the Children, Youth and Family Extension Educator at the University of Maryland and assisted with offering the module in Maryland. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( xP( ( ( ( ( These efforts took place through online lessons, face-to-face workshops, and monthly articles written in Better Kid Care's e-newsletter. (

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( ( ( ( ( ( This conference is a professional development event for early childhood professionals. ( ( ( ( We traveled to Maryland to give a train-the-trainer workshop on using the module to Extension Educators in Maryland. ( ( ( (

The first IPM module created in partnership with Better Kid Care. ( ( ( ( Participants learn about common pests found in childcare facilities, how to manage them safely and effectively using IPM, and about using pesticides safely. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( We evaluated this webinar using SurveyMonkey. ( ( ( ( ( IPM is not incorporated by any PA licensing or educational entities at this point. One hundred-four individuals across the country participated in this webinar which provided information on IPM and how to use the module. ( ( (

( ( ( In May, the PA IPM presented for the first time at the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC) annual conference. ( For the online on demand lessons - Healthy Child Care Environments: Pest Prevention Using IPM: In only three months, 210 childcare professionals have successfully completed the 2-hour lesson. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( However, they are very pleased to learn more about this topic and indicate that they expect to make changes to their practices as a result. ( ( Penn State's Better Kid Care program's (BKC) reach extends to 48 states and their training modules fulfill child care licensing requirements in 14 states, including PA, and are accepted for the national Child Development Associate national credential formal education hours. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Rating knowledge on IPM after presentation: None 0.0 pct; below average 3.9 pct; average 16.5 pct; above average 65.0 pct; very high 14.6 pct. Many childcare staff are still unaware of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and there haven't been many trainings on IPM offered in the past. The H3 module was also presented to childcare providers at the Early Years Are Learning Years Conference (2 times), at the Building Blocks to Early Learning Conference and a modified version of the module at the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAECY) annual conference. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( A monthly article (Go Green for Kids) covering IPM and other relevant topics is written for the BKC e-newsletter reaching over 10,000 people. (

( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 2011. ( ( ( ( $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz x " ? ( ( ( The first module, Healthy Child Care Environments: Pest Prevention Using IPM was launched in the online system in May 2012. ( ( ( X #ZCS _`?#@ ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( *SW~a( They could select multiple answers: Reduce clutter: 57% (70 participants); Use preventative measures: 57% (69 participants); Communicate with the person in charge of pest control: 43% (52 participants); Choose the least risky product for the task at hand: 70% (85 participants); Read and follow all label directions: 72% (88 participants); Store products out of the reach of children: 44% (54 participants); Wrote in their own answer: 9% (11 participants); Didn't answer the question: 7% (8 participants). ( ( ( ( ( Most of the participants in these workshops were childcare providers, but other attendees include Extension Educators, and childcare directors, administrators, and facilities managers. Lyn Horning (Better Kid Care) assisted with the conversion of IPM content into Better Kid Care format for the Healthy Air plus Healthy Spaces equals Healthy Children module and the online on demand lessons.

( ( In December 2010, the Iowa State University hosted a webinar for CYFERnet (Children, Youth, and Families Education and Research Network). On the evaluation, one question asked participants what changes they intended to make in their workplace. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( An assessment at the end of the lesson indicated a mean of 3.4 for knowledge gained using a likert-type scale of 1 equaling no knowledge gained to 4 equaling much knowledge gained. Maryland Extension Educators also presented the module 3 times and Pennsylvania Extension Educators from Luzerne, Lehigh, and Westmoreland counties presented the module for a total of 9 times. ( ( (

( ( ( Because children spend many hours in child care center directors and staff need to know how to properly manage pests and protect children from the risk of pesticide exposure. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Healthy Child Care Environments: Pest Treatment Using IPM: In the first two months of availability, 55 childcare professionals have successfully completed the module.

Evaluation results from workshops (248 participants): Participants who indicated an increase in knowledge about IPM as a result of the presentation: 206 (83 pct); an increase in knowledge about green cleaners as a result of the presentation: 175 (71 pct); intend to change their behaviors related to pests and pest control as a result of the presentation: 226 (91 pct); intend to change their behaviors related to cleaning products as a result of the presentation: 229 (92 pct). ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (

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